GetIt is the package manager built into RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder. It includes 214 packages in8 different categories.
38 Library packages
121 Component packages
53 Internet of Things components
60 Trials
4 Industry Templates
2 IDE Plugins
3 Styles
26 Sample projects
New and updated packages get added to GetIt all the time. Here are a few of the recent changes and the most popular…
Learn to Program with Delphi Community Edition: Part 4 - Designing User Interfaces
July 18, 2018
Last time we have talked about the importance of app architecture and layers of code. David went one step further and started to build user interface for our calculator apps. This week I’m going to catch up and we will discuss designing user interfaces (UI) for our…
Learn to Program with Delphi Community Edition: Part 2 - Building and Debugging
July 17, 2018
In the first post we covered the installation of Delphi Community Edition. The best way to learn something is to start using it to build something useful, but not too complicated. Today we will start creating a “calculator” application that we will use as a vehicle to…
Every once in a while, I get a request to help migrate Borland OWL applications to C++ Builder VCL applications.
Background
TheObject Windows Library(OWL) is aC++object-orientedapplication frameworkdesigned to simplify desktop application development forWindows.
OWL was introduced byBorlandin 1991 and eventually deprecated in 1997 in favor of…
These are the 23 sessions in theC++ track for CodeRage XII. Register today and you can watch them on Embarcadero Academy.
InterBase 2017 ToGo Cross-Platform Development and Deployment with Al Mannarino
Scheduled: Tue 7th @ 6:00 AM
Level: All (General information for…
Author: Jens Fudge
Why do I use Delphi
I have been using Delphi since the first version came out back in 1995. My first encounter with Delphi was with Cary Jensen doing a presentation in Copenhagen. I was a student at the time, and didn’t really have the money to…
This episode is extra special in that it include a case study of the software behind the lights for Niagara Falls.Nick and I spoke withMartin Searancke of Dream Solutions, Ltd. in New Zealand, who is the architect of the Light Factory software used by the Niagara Falls Illumination Board to illuminate Niagara Falls. After you listen to the podcastyou can read the case study…
Author: Pawe Gowacki
Last time we have talked about the importance of app architecture and layers of code. David went one step further and started to build user interface for our calculator apps. This week I’m going to catch up and we will discuss designing user…
Author: Pawe Gowacki
In the first post we have covered the installation of Delphi Starter. Now it is the high time to start using it! The best way to learn something is to start using it to build something useful, but not too complicated. Today we will start creating a…
Frequently when I am talking about the VCL or FireMonkey I get some of these common questions:
Is VCL deprecated?
Which is better FMX or VCL?
If I am starting a new app today, should I use VCL or FMX?
The first is easy to answer, the other two are a little harder. The VCL (or Visual Component Library) isNOTdeprecated, nor will it be any time soon. As long as there is Windows and the…
